unfoldingWord_en_tn/mat/02/07.md

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Herod secretly called the learned men

This means that Herod talked to the learned men without other people knowing.

to ask them exactly what time the star had appeared

This can be translated as a direct quotation. AT: "and he asked them, 'When exactly did this star appear?'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)

what time the star had appeared

It is implied that the learned men told him when the star appeared. AT: "what time the star had appeared. The learned men told Herod when the star first appeared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

young child

This refers to Jesus.

bring me word

Here "word" is a metonym for "message" or "news." AT: "let me know" or "tell me" or "report back to me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

worship him

See how you translated this in Matthew 2:2.

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